Push-button for electric switches.



G. W. GODDR-IDGH.

PUSH BUTTON FOR ELECTRIC SWITCHES.

APPLIUATION FILED JULY 24,1908.

Patented Nov. 3, 1908.

K a T N E V N ATTORNEY? UNITED stmifns PATENT OFFICE.

GILBERT W. GOODRIDGE, OF BRl-DGEPORT, CONNECTIG IT, AHSIGNOR TU Tlll'l PERKIYH ELECTRIC SWITCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 01" BRIDGEPL'Ht'l, (HJNNIJL JIUU'I, A HUP- PORATION OF CONNECTICUT.

FUSE-BUTTON FOR ELECTRIC SWITCHES.

Specification ofLetters Patent. Patented Nov. 3, 1958.

Application filed July 24, 1968. Serial No. 445,286.

the sheet metal Walls of the button heard A iii-e indented, when the tube (i is entered into'the button head A, as shown in Figs. 1

To all whom it mag cmicern;

Be itqknown that ,I, 'Grnnnnr W. Goonnmon, a. citizen of the United States of America, residin in the city of Bri geport, and 2.

in the county 0 Feirfield, in the btate of Connecticut, have invented'certuin new and useful Improved Push-Buttons for Electric Switches, of which the following is a specification. i

The object of my invention is to provide a simple and inexpensive construction-of push button for electric push switches of either the two button or one button type. This object I attaiinby the construction of push button hereinafter described-arid claimed. i

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is :i vertical section of part of a. twopush but ton switch, embodying my invention; Fig. 2 isn sect ion on the line 2--2, Fig. 1 and Fig. l is a erspective View of the stem.

Ordinarily the push buttons of electric switches are made of composition molded onto metal stems, and their manufacture is somewhat expensive. To lessen the "host, I mukc the head of the button of drawn sheet metal, as shown at A, (A Fig. l, and with i such drawn sheet metal head I combine The outer faces of these sheet metal button heads are preferably jilp-itlllflyl nm'l suit-- able -n1enns are off button from the "on button in the case of attwo button switch, Thum s shown at A in Fig. l, the 0n button may have disk a riveted to the top of the button head, n depression being in such case formed in the top of the button to receive the disk.

I. claim my inventionl. A push button for electric switches, comprising a sheet metal button head in combination with a stem havin n tubular head with openings into which t e metal of the button head is indented.

2. A push button for electric switches, comprising a sheet metal button head in combination with a stem hanging it heed formed of arms bent into a split tube with openings into which the metal of the button head is indented;

'ln testimony whereof I have signed my 112M118 lo this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

\Vitnesses VVALTER Anne, Honnnr HowsoN;

stem 15 of the construction best seen in Fig. #5, that is to say, a metal stamping with a flnt stem 7) to be connected to the switch mcchnnism, and a head formed b bending 1 two wings into the form of a split tube b. in this split tube I cut holes 25 into which provider] to distinguish the a nickel plated disk or other light colored 

